Category: poetry
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Salute I attempt a salute in respect and gratitude for all those men and women in WW1 and WW2 who gave their lives so that…
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I want out—This is hell!I yelland I rant!Well, I can’t!I must play by the rules(with exception of schools)And— Stay home and work if I can,Stick to the…
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Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Albert Einstein I smile upside down,and appear like a frown Upside down on the pavementI…
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A little poem (and song) from the summer I nearly melted into a puddle on the kitchen floor — rescued only by a pink gin…
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Hen Harrier Chances are poorIf it flies o’er the moorInstead of town housesShooters of grousesKill it outright(they’re not supposed to, but they still do it)They…
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Mint Moth Mint mothHow glorious dothYour clothOf purple goldenfoldyour tiny frameWings graced byA royal robe worn for a king (or queen)You flyin sun and dark…
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Where would we be without the bee? Where would we be without the honeybee?We’d be in catastropheIt would not be funnyThere’d be no honeyNo summer…
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The Little Wren A flick of leaf A flash of light On the ground In out of sight Under a bush A shush— then, that…
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Hot Summer Fan Dance Hot summer heatCan be hard to bearto beat—To try to keep coolIn a stultifying poolOf breathless repressive airClammy sticky cloying sweatOn…
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EverywhereI go I seeThe enemyEverywhere Lesley Scoble As you can see, my verse today is of few words. It is the shortest poem I have…
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